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California Climate Change Winners and Losers

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California Global Reporting Initiative    

Newsom suggests he will sign major California AI bill - POLITICO
Politico
Newsom made the comments while on a panel with former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Foundation's annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in ...

California Socially Responsible Investing    

California Releases List of More than 4,000 Companies Required to Begin Reporting Under ...
ESG Today
Mark founded ESG Today following a 20 year career in investment management and research. Prior to founding ESG Today, Mark worked at Delaney Capital ...
        
PRI Awards 2025 Spotlight Responsible Investment Leaders - ESG News
ESG News
The PRI Awards 2025 celebrated innovation and impact across six main categories — nature, climate, human rights, responsible investment strategy.
        
SP Funds Expands Access with Launch of Full Fund Lineup on Schwab, Including 6 New ... - KTLA
KTLA
17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SP Funds, a leading provider of socially responsible and Sharia-compliant investment solutions, is proud to announce ...

California Geoengineering

Can California reshape the West's energy markets? This man is trying. - Politico
Politico
CLOUD POLITICS: Climate scientists hope California can come to the rescue for geoengineering research that has become politically polarizing across ...
        
They're Working Secretly on a Project to Block the Sun From Earth — and It's Funded by ...
The Daily Galaxy
... California exposed the billionaires, scientists, and political ... A controversial attempt to test solar geoengineering technology in California ...
        
Solar Geoengineering Experiment in California Scrapped Amid Controversy and Secrecy
SSBCrack News
A contentious trial of solar geoengineering technology in California met an abrupt end earlier this year when city officials uncovered that the ...

California climate change and satellites     

Al Gore's satellite and AI system is now tracking sources of deadly soot pollution - AP News
AP News
Former Vice President Al Gore has announced an expansion of Climate TRACE to track soot pollution using satellite technology and artificial ...
        
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California | Space
Space
1. To the stars: a stellar trivia quiz. 2. How unexploded bombs cause environmental damage – and why climate change exacerbates the problem. 3. Lego ...
        
AI Spot Wildfires: CA Wildfire Containment Challenges 2024 - Farmonaut
Farmonaut
... climate change, land management challenges, and population growth in California. ... AI-driven solutions leverage data from satellites, drones ...

California Wildfires Climate Change    

Could wildfire smoke become America's leading climate health threat by 2050?
Los Angeles Times
The start of California's fire season has moved up 6 weeks since 1990 thanks to climate change. Aug. 7, 2025. Encino, CA - January 13: A CalFire ...
        
Stanford study projects increased US death toll due to wildfire smoke, climate change
ABC7 News
The largest increase in smoke exposure deaths would be in California, projected to be 5,000 of the 70,000 excess deaths. While those who live in the ...
        
Wildfire Smoke Could Kill Over 5,000 Californians a Year By 2050, Study Shows | KQED
KQED
Decades of research have shown the relationship between a warming climate and more intense, more frequent wildfire activity. In California, this was ...

California Sustainability Investing    

Investing in Community Power | CalEPA - CA.gov
California Environmental Protection Agency - CA.gov
With heat, drought and wildfires intensifying, these investments are needed now more than ever. Environmental Justice Action Grants support projects ...
        
Apple launches new project to protect and restore California redwood forest
Apple
Today, Apple announced a new investment in the restoration and sustainable management of a working redwood forest in California, in collaboration ...
        
Governor Newsom signs historic package of bipartisan legislation saving billions on electric ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
“Today, California boldly confronts this reality and extends our world-leading cap-and-invest program. Science over crass nonsense.” Historic reforms ...  

California Leadership Climate Change     

Split screen: Governor Newsom launches new international climate partnerships as Trump ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
... climate change, met with foreign leaders, and highlighted California's progress in clean energy and transportation. Meanwhile, Trump embarrassed ...
        
Newsom taps climate 'architect' to lead California air board as Trump fights heat up
CalMatters
... leadership for showing up and listening to all parties. ... Alejandro Lazo writes about the impacts of climate change and air pollution and California's ...
        
California Leaders in New York This Week Sounding the Alarm on the Need for Urgent ...
California Environmental Protection Agency - CA.gov
“Our window to avoid the worst impacts of climate change is closing in on us faster than expected,” said Secretary for Environmental Protection Yana ...  

California Energy Storage    

US sees record utility-scale energy storage deployments, but dropoff looms: report
Utility Dive
California, Texas and Arizona accounted for 75% of utility-scale capacity installed during the second quarter, according to Wood Mackenzie and the ...
        
California hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and battery storage facility is now online
pv magazine USA
A 293 MWh hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and battery-based energy storage system (BESS) facility has become operational north of San Francisco, Calif.
        
Largest green-hydrogen energy-storage project in US completed in California
Hydrogen Insight
The largest green-hydrogen energy-storage facility in the US, which has been designed to protect a California city against wildfire-related grid ...    

California Green Bond Funds    

Does another education bond stand a chance with voters? California colleges hope so - CalMatters
CalMatters
California lawmakers consider a state proposition to fund billions in facilities projects and student housing for colleges and universities.
        
Humboldt's Offshore Wind Terminal Project 'Full Speed Ahead' Despite Federal Funding ...
Lost Coast Outpost
“This gives us time to secure alternate sources of funding for construction.” The district will also seek funding through California's Climate Bond ... 

California Data Driven Decision Making    

California's Long-Awaited Final Regulations on Automated Decisionmaking Create New ...
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Littler onDemand is a technology-based platform that provides answers to workplace legal questions and critical data analytics. Consulting ...
        
California's Long-Awaited Final Regulations On Automated Decisionmaking Create New ... - Mondaq
Mondaq
... process large volumes of personal data. ... Instead, it prohibits employers from making discipline, termination, or deactivation decisions based solely ...
        
California AI Job Bias Rules Carry 'Backdoor' Mandate for Audits - Bloomberg Law News
Bloomberg Law News
... process that makes a decision or facilitates human decision making.” It ... data collection practices to also cover companies' use of automated decision ...

California Sector Based Decarbonization  

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California Microgrids    

Energy Vault, PG&E Announce Successful Completion of the Calistoga Resiliency ... - PR Newswire
PR Newswire
First-of-a-kind and fully sustainable microgrid platform, developed to support the long-term vision of the California Public Utility Commission ...
        
Largest green-hydrogen energy-storage project in US completed in California
Hydrogen Insight
Energy Vault will own, operate and maintain the project, which has been described as a “microgrid”, providing dispatchable power to about 1,600 ...
        
Hybrid Microgrid Combines Hydrogen Fuel Cells with Battery Storage - POWER Magazine
POWER Magazine
A Switzerland-based energy storage group with U.S. headquarters in California has joined with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to deploy a hybrid ...

California Carbon Capture Utilization Storage    

California Resources Corporation Releases 2024 Sustainability Report - Stock Titan
Stock Titan
Through its Carbon TerraVault subsidiary, CRC is set to complete California's first carbon capture and storage project by end-2025, with CO₂ injection ...
        
Apple Stock (AAPL) Goes Green: 14,000-Acre California Forest Deal Advances Carbon ...
CarbonCredits.com
Apple invests in California's redwoods to boost carbon storage, advance sustainability, and move closer to its 2030 carbon-neutral goal.

California CDP Sustainability    

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California Community Health Risk Assessment     

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California Community Health Risks from Climate Change    

New report ranks states on climate-related health risks, clean energy policies
News From The States
The administration also shut down the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity. ... California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom called the proposal ...
        
CA FWD and Insurance for Good Partner to Improve Community and Household Climate ...
CA Fwd
This means that effective management of increasing climate risks is necessary to safeguard government financial health, insurance market stability, ...   

California Low Carbon Funds    

Apple Stock (AAPL) Goes Green: 14,000-Acre California Forest Deal Advances Carbon ...
CarbonCredits.com
Apple joined with The Conservation Fund to invest in the Gualala River Forest, a working coastal redwood forest in Mendocino County, California. The ...
        
California lawmakers look to reform cap-and-invest fund in 2026
Quantum Commodity Intelligence
... low-income communities. Allocation of GGRF funds is determined by the ... California Carbon Allowances rose on the secondary market after ...
        
Nonprofit Cool Effect to Launch $1000000 Award to Accelerate Carbon Project Development
ESG News
... funds to support measurable climate outcomes. RELATED ARTICLE: Allianz Trade Launches Surety Green2Green for Low-Carbon Project Financing. “Too ...

California Renewable Energy Investments    

Newsom signs California energy package into law | Utility Dive
Utility Dive
“On top of all that, we're doubling down on our best tool to combat Trump's assaults on clean air – Cap-and-Invest – by making polluters pay for ...
        
Governor Newsom signs historic package of bipartisan legislation saving billions on electric ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
... clean water and investing in clean transportation options for Californians. ... California was powered by two-thirds clean energy in 2023, the latest ...
        
Newsom signs sweeping bills on climate, California energy affordability, oil production
CBS News
California has positioned itself as leading the nation on the transition to green energy ... investments in building and operating our public ...

California Methane Emissions     

California's landfill methane rule proposal tightens gas rules - Waste Dive
Waste Dive
The proposed rule would tighten restrictions for landfill gas collection and control systems and expand the role of remote monitoring programs.
        
California regulators propose tightening landfill emission rules - E&E News by POLITICO
E&E News
Officials said the proposed changes would slash emissions of methane, a potent contributor to climate change.
        
CARB to hold public hearing on methane emissions regulation - Waste Today
Waste Today -
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will conduct a public hearing to consider approving the adoption of proposed amendments to the ...

California Impact Investing    

Why Apple is investing in a California redwood forest - KTLA
KTLA
Products are being made from recycled materials, supply chains are being optimized for less environmental impact – and now, the company is investing ...
        
Governor Newsom signs historic package of bipartisan legislation saving billions on electric ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
“Today, California boldly confronts this reality and extends our world-leading cap-and-invest program. Science over crass nonsense.” Historic reforms ...
        
California Extends Cap-and-Trade: What Investors Need to Know - KraneShares
KraneShares
Going long the price of carbon may support responsible investing and incentivize pollution reduction aligned with impact investment goals:.